Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Contributed to EO by Robert Siegel, who teaches two of the most popular courses at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He’s also a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, sits on the boards of several startups, is a many-time entrepreneur himself, and was previously an exec at GE and Intel. Siegel’s recent book, THE BRAINS AND BRAWN COMPANY: How Leading Organizations Blend the Best of Digital and Physical , explores how (and why) many business owners in digitized industries overlook and underappre

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

A stealthy startup co-founded by a former senior designer from Apple and one of its ex-senior software engineers has picked up a significant round of funding to build out its business. Humane , which has ambitions to build a new class of consumer devices and technologies that stem from “a genuine collaboration of design and engineering” that will represent “the next shift between humans and computing”, has raised $100 million.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

How Jeff Bezos went from borrowing $2 billion to keep Amazon afloat, to centibillionaire Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners announced today that it is taking a majority stake in Drift , a company which aims to be the Amazon of businesses, with a “growth investment” that propels the venture-backed startup to unicorn status. Unfortunately, neither party would disclose the amount of the investment, or Drift’s new valuation. But co-founder and CEO David Cancel did say the SaaS company saw 70% growth in its annual recurring revenue (ARR) in 2020 compared to the year prior an

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The doorbell rang. It was my co-founder, “Jim.” He was a few minutes early for our planning meeting with my other co-founder, “John.” Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Eko, a cardiopulmonary digital health company, today announced the appointment of Renee Gaeta as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the executive leadership team. In her new role, Mrs. Gaeta will execute on the Eko’s priorities, accelerate growth and enhance value. Read more here. The post [Eko Health in HIT Consultant] Eko Appoints Renee Gaeta as Chief Financial Officer appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Twin brothers Harry and Peter Yu grew up traveling all over, an aspect of their lives that continued even into their careers. What they didn’t enjoy was figuring out all the logistics, which has become more difficult during the pandemic: vacations that could be taken quickly now require more planning and even reservations. “People travel differently, but the common denominator is that everyone uses some kind of document to plan and share their trip information,” Harry Yu told TechCrunch.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Don’t make the same mistakes in your business. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor. Dear Sophie: Can I still get a green card through marriage if I’m divorcing?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It’s clear — system thinking is the best thinking. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Mark McClain. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Mark McClain is the founder and CEO of SailPoint , the leader in cloud enterprise security. You’ve heard the phrase “leading by example,” but what about “leading with values”? I’ve always led by example by using my values as my guide. Still, it wasn’t until I founded my first company that I fully understood the importance of embedding those values into the company, too.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It seems like prices for everything are soaring, especially with an inflation rate that hit 5.4% in June. Two issues are to blame: supply chain issues and labor shortages. So when it comes to adjusting your pricing strategy, how do you know if and when it’s time to raise prices? Also, h ow do you communicate these changes to your customers? In the second episode of Growth Hacks, Ramon discusses this with a team of experts.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Bright Cellars , a six-year-old subscription-based wine seller has, like many upstarts, evolved over time. While it once sent its club members third-party wines that fit their particular profiles, Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Bright Cellars says it’s now amassing enough data about its customers that it no longer sells wines made by other brands.

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The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Even with a right-sized approach, every time I get into a project, I am always reminded that diligence is still a fair amount of work. At Launchpad we estimate that we spend around 40 person hours on a typical diligence process by the time the project is completed. If you are dealing with busy investors who are volunteering to do this work, burnout is a real risk.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Lynk , the “knowledge-as-a-service” platform with more than 840,000 experts, announced today it has added $5 million raised from UBS’ Investment Bank division to its previously announced Series B. This brings the round’s new total to $29 million. The strategic investment marks the first time UBS has invested private equity in Lynk. The startup, which has now raised $35 million in funding, added UBS as a client in May, giving the banking giant’s research analysts and institutional investor client

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OurCrowd

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has announced a new investment in a leading company in the field of measurable safety for driver assistance and autonomous vehicles. Foretellix Ltd was founded in 2018 by a team of verification and validation pioneers whose mission is to make automated driving systems safe and efficient. Read more here. The post [Foretellix in Aithority] Volvo Group Venture Capital Welcomes Foretellix, a Pioneer in Automated Vehicle Verification and Validation appeared first on Ou

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“Traditional voice-based call center service is difficult and costly. This is where artificial intelligence and voice technology have presented an opportunity for enterprises to overcome the challenges of scale and engagement at their customer contact centers,” co-founder and CEO Skit Sourabh Gupta told TechCrunch. The Covid-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented increase in call volumes at bank call centers as customers tried to manage their portfolios amid the chaos of work from home policy and f

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Amplitude, a leading provider of web analytics, filed their S-1 earlier this week. The company leverages novel storage techniques to scalably collect data on how users engage with mobile apps and web sites. Amplitude counts Cisco, Adidas, PayPal and CapitalOne amongst its customers. Amplitude offers three key products: analytics for measuring user behavior, experiment for testing new user flows, and recommendation which optimizes content for different user segments.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

How many of us have not switched insurance carriers because we don’t want to deal with the hassle of comparison shopping? A lot, I’d bet. Today, Insurify , a startup that wants to help make it easier for people to get better rates on home, auto and life insurance, announced that it has closed $100 million in an “oversubscribed” Series B funding round led by Motive Partners.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses an increasingly common option for online purchases, known as BNPL, or Buy Now Pay Later, and how it’s changing consumer behavior in significant ways. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about how BNPL is transforming consumer behavior: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m. for the WJR Business Beat.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Berlin Brands Group (BBG) — one of the new wave of e-commerce startups hoping to build lucrative economies of scale around buying up smaller brands that sell on marketplaces like Amazon and using technology to run and scale them more efficiently — has picked up a big round of funding to fill out that mission. The startup has closed a round of $700 million, comprising both equity and debt, which it will use in part to continue building its fulfillment and logistics infrastructure, as

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

They say memes are just a waste of time, yet. Read more.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

French startup Cajoo is raising some money in order to compete more aggressively in the new and highly competitive category of food delivery companies. Interestingly, the lead investor in today’s funding round is Carrefour, the supermarket giant. Headline (formerly e.ventures) is also participating in the round as well as existing investors Frst and XAnge.

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Carter confesses there's only one fitness routine she can actually stick to, then shares her favorite morning rituals and daily habits.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Forum Brands , an e-commerce acquisition platform, announced today that it has secured $100 million in debt funding from TriplePoint Capital. The financing comes just just over two months after the startup raised $27 million in an equity funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners. Brenton Howland, Ruben Amar and Alex Kopco founded New York-based Forum Brands in the summer of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. .

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